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june 93, 1923.

G. M. SOULE TRANSMISSION GEARING Filed Sept. 1926 'IIIIIIIW 7 n r a w Lea/a2 Patented June-19,1928.

UNITED STATES 1,674,072 PATENT OFFICE.

tllEllRGE M, SUULE, OF SOUTHEUCLID, OHIO, ASSIQNOR T AUTOMOTIVE PATENT Hillbill- ING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

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Application filed September 4, 1926. Serial No. 133,524.

The object of this invention is to provide a simplified form of gearing operable'to connect two shafts or rotatable members for difierent relative speeds. A specific object is s to provide a compact and simple gearing for obtaining direct drive and a single different speed relation between two rotatable memhcrs. A further object is to provide an auxiliary change speed gearing having rela- Iio tively few parts and which may be easily operated to change fromv one speed to another.

The gearing employs internal-external gears which are found to transmit power to more quietly than ordinary spur gears and which, by reason of one being in surrounding relation to the other, maybe made large enough to transmit considerable power without occupying a relatively great amount of no space. One of the gears is hollow and axiall ofiset with reference to the other and one of the shafts extends through the hollow gear, this arrangement allowing the shafts to substantially abut each other and permit- 25 ting the employment of a very simple clutch arrangement for connecting the shafts either through the gears or directly together. An advantage of the construction is that the direct drive connection which is the most used, is along a straight line, wherefore maximum driving eficiency is obtained in this speed.

The drawing illustrates the preferred emhodiinent, and the various features of the invention, are more clearly set forth in the llowihg detailed description. The essench cteristics appear in the tiai novel clfims.

l is a central longitudinal sectional of one form of gearing and Fig. 2 is a lar fragmentary view of modified i drawings (Fig. 1} one of. the men nnected, which for convenience, titer termed the drive shaft is the driven shaft at 2. An low gear l surrounds the driven I internal hovel gear teeth 5 l teeth 6 on The this sha ersects the unis, tor epoint which point del of hoth sets of teeth.

cide and axis of the V be used to connect the shaft 1 either directly to the shaft 2 or through the intermediacy of the gears there is provided. a tubular memher 7 coaxial with the shafts and having a universal dental connection with the gear comprising sets of teeth 10 and 12 on the sleeve and the hub of the gear trespectively. The location of this connection is determined by the point A as will presently appear.

Each tooth of. one of the-sets (the teeth 10 as shown) has its working faces beveled each way from a central point on such tooth, the angle of the bevel being determined by the declination of the gear 4 to the shaft.

By this means all the internal teeth, except for the usual clearance, may be in contact with all the external teeth at all times. These relations will be best'understood with reference to the dotted line representation of a horizontally disposed tooth 10 which, as shown, has its diagonally opposite beveled surfaces 10 substantially in full contact with the parallel surfaces 12 of the adjacent teeth 12. On the opposite side of the sleeve 7 this particular tooth would contact with the teeth 12 along the-beveled surfaces 10 All the other teeth 10 are at this time, in sliding contact with teeth 12,. along the thick portion of these teeth 10. By such means, power may be transmitted almost as eficiently as by an ordinary splined connection, depending of course on the declination of the gear to the sleeve since this would not loe true of a comparatively steep angle of declination.

Power may be selectively transmitted from till the shaft l through the hollow gear, toy

with suitahle control, iinlr or lever, such necting linkage whether serves an over c B lfhe gearing y be suitably housed i a such as illustrated, comprising ll W 't .-i lent snowing the or snoetan llfltl (its! sections 25 and 26 and an intermediate section-27. These parts inter-communicate to allow/the free passage of oil, contained in a well 28, at the bottom, to all parts of the gearing and the various bearings.

The bearing supports as shown comprise double thrust ball bearings 30 and 31 in the casing sections 25 and 2G for the shafts 1 and 2 respectively, rollers 32 for supporting the member 7 and longitudinally spaced rolling bearings 35 for the hub of the gear member 4. If desired the bearings 35 could be modified to better take the longitudinal thrust from the bevel gears and an additional intermediate support for the shaft 2 might be provided between the member 7 and this shaft. As shown, the inner end of the shaft 2 has a support close to the bearings 20 by reason of a pilot bearing 36 within the enlarged inner end of the shaft 1.

In Fig. 2 the inclined hollow member 4" has a universal dental connection at each end, that indicated at 40 connecting the memher to a dutch member 7 and the other, namely 41, to an internal ear carrying member 5* having teeth mes ing with an external pinion 6". The gear member 5 thus takes the place of-the bevel gear 5. in Fig. 1. Such a'construction is not as light and simple as the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 but it has this advantage namely that the parallel internal and external gear teeth are more easily manufactured than the bevel gear teeth.

I As above mentioned the gearing shown is adapted for a single reduction (or increase) speed auxiliary transmisslon. It is to beunderstood however that the novel principles above set forth may be variously embodied in a more complete mechanism for attaining additionalv speedchanges while keeping within the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A gearing comprising a pair of aligned shafts, clutch means for connecting the shafts directly together for synchronous rotation and means for connecting the shafts for relative rotation comprising an annular member and means to connect the same to one of the shafts in oneto one ratio, the axis of the annular member being in permanently fixed offset relation to the axis of this shaft, said annular member having an internalexternal geared connection with the other shaft.

2. A change speed gearing com rising two axiall aligned members arrange to be coupled irectly to ether, and gear means, one element of whic is in surrounding relation to one of the members and rotatable on an axis in fixed inclined relation thereto, for connecting the members for relative rotation.

3. Two shafts in axial alignment, a hollow member rotatable on a. fixed inclined axis with relation to the shafts and in surroundemma ing relationto one of the shafts, said hollow. member having a geared connection therewith, and means for connecting the shafts either directly or through the hollow member.

4. In a gearing, a shaft, a hollow gear surrounding the shaft with its axis in fixed inclined relationto the shaft and in geared relation thereto, the gear elements affording a difference in speed between the hollow gear and shaft, another shaft in axial alignment with the first named shaft, a connection between the two shafts, and another connection between the shafts through the hollow member.

5. Two shafts and a sleeve surrounding one of them, means to connect the shafts for a given speed, and means including a hollow gear having a driving connection with the sleeve and a permanent bevel gear connection with one of the shafts for connecting the shafts at a different speed.

6. In a change speed gearing, means for connecting a pair of axially aligned shafts in such a manner that one rotates faster than the other, comprising a hollow member in surrouding relation to one of the shafts. said member being in fixed axially inclined relation thereto and having an internalexternal geared connection therewith and means for connecting the shafts for a different speed.

7. In a gearing, a pair of shafts to be connected in different speed relations, means for connectin the shafts for direct drive, and means inc uding a hollow gear the axis of which intersects the axis of one shaft, said gear having a universal joint positioned adJaeent the point of intersection and a bevel gear connection with the same shaft, for connecting the shafts at a different speed. 8, In a gearing, a shaft, a sleeve surroundmg the same, a hollow member havin internal teeth drivinglv rigid therewit h, a pinion rigid with the shaft and meshing with said internal teeth, a direct drive connection between the sleeve and hollow member, another shaft, and clutch means on such other shaft arranged to selectively couple this shaft to the sleeve or to said first named shaft.

9. In a gearing, a casing, two shafts extending thereinto, means to couple the shafts together at a given speed, and means including a hollow gear rotatabl mounted on a fixed axis with relation to t ie casing and in surrounding and geared relation to one of the shafts, said axis being inclined with reference to this shaft, for connecting the shafts at another speed. 7

10. In. a earing, a casing, a pair of shafts supported t ereby, a hollow rotatable gear supported rigidly by the casing, said gear having internal bevel teeth at one end; an external pinion on one of the shafts meshl'ilU a universal oint connection at the other en of said hollow gear for connecting said shafts through said gear and pinion.

11. In combination, a pair of shafts, means for connectin theshafts together at a given speed, a ho low member surrounding one of the shafts and axially inclined relative thereto, a geared connection between this shaftand member, a sleeve surrounding and in axial alignment with said last named shaft, a dental universal drivin connection between the gear member and said sleeve, and means for coupling the other shaft to the sleeve for connecting the shafts at a different speed.

12. In a gearing, a pair of rotatable members to be connected in different speed relations, a sleeve surrounding one of the members, external teeth carried thereby having each 'of their working faces beveled in two planes, an axially inclined hollow member in surrounding relation to one of the rotatable members and having an internal-external gear connection therewith at one end, a series of internal teeth having their working faces parallel and in direct connection with the said beveled teeth whereby in effect a universal joint connection is had between the gear and sleeve, and means connecting the said rotatable members directly together ing with the said teeth, and means including or through said gear.

13. In a gearing, two axially aligned shafts, means for coupling the shafts together for a given speed relation and a plurality of hollow sleeve-like members in surroundin relation to one of the shafts, one having an internal-external gear connection with the driven shaft, means including a dental universal joint for connecting two of the sleeves together to enable one to be inclined with reference to the other, one member being coaxial with the shafts, and means for connecting the latter member with the drivin shaft.

14; a gearing, two rotatable members, means for connecting the members in such a manner that one drives the other at a given speed, and means for connecting the memshafts, and means for connecting the shafts for relative rotation comprising, an annular member on a permanently fixed axis offset from the shafts and having a one to one ratio driving connection with one shaft and an internal-external geared connection with the other, one of said latter two connections being interruptable.

16. In a gearing, two axially fixed aligned shafts, means for connectin them for rotation at the same speed, an means for connecting the shafts for relative speed, comprising an external gear drivingly rigid with one of the shafts, and an annular member on a permanentl fixed axis and having internal teeth a apted to mesh with said gear, said annular member having a one to one ratio driving connection with the other shaft.

Inntestimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

GEORGE M. SOULE. 

